Conor McGregor sits connected a stool aft injuring his genu and losing a a welterweight combat to Max Holloway during UFC 329 astatine T-Mobile Arena Saturday, July 11, 2026. Photo by: Steve Marcus
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Sunday, July 19, 2026 | 7:56 p.m.
Conor McGregor confirmed helium suffered a torn close ACL successful his shortened UFC 329 fight against Max Holloway.
McGregor said helium besides suffered meniscus harm successful the combat connected July 11 that lasted 1:09, comparing it to an wounded helium suffered successful the other limb against Holloway successful 2013.
“Update: It was acl and meniscus,” McGregor wrote in a station connected X Sunday. “It is the aforesaid wounded arsenic the archetypal Holloway fight, lone this clip the other leg. Quite shocking.”
McGregor's instrumentality to the octagon for the archetypal clip successful 5 years came to an abrupt extremity erstwhile helium landed awkwardly trying to onshore a footwear successful the opening seconds against Holloway. The 38-year-old tried to continue, but the combat was called erstwhile helium fell to the canvas doubly more.
McGregor had country past week and said helium is walking without crutches. He is hopeful of returning to the octagon successful 2027.
“I returned to contention wrong 9 months to combat Diego Brandao backmost then,” helium wrote. “With today’s regenerative medicine advancements and improved grooming methods it is good wrong my realm to instrumentality by adjacent summer.”
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